In Class: Freewrite

I was not as interested in the profile, "The Man in the Iron Mask" as I was in the profile about Erykah Badu. I thought that the profile was organized in a very unique way, which caught my attention. It was interesting how they talked about Colbert for a little while now, then they went back and told us the history of Colbert, which led him to be the man he is today. This was a better way for the author to catch my attention, because if it had started out with the facts of Colbert's family, I doubt that I would have been able to pay attention to the article at all. The article was not as personal as the article about Badu, but it had some elements that made me feel like I was apart of the story. The author used great detail describing Colbert before he went on the set, which helped me create a visual image in my head.